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Ultimate Consumer Guides

This series of comprehensive guides cover a variety of consumer topics.

Holiday travel advice

Here it is: The complete guide to holiday travel

December 22, 2022November 21, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

The upcoming winter travel holidays — Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s — will be busy, according to booking numbers and customer surveys. Here’s how to travel without losing your mind.

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Take that back: The ultimate guide to a product return

November 11, 2022October 31, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

Most product returns are uneventful. You send the item back in its original packaging, you get a refund or exchange. But what if yours isn’t?

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Appliance repair

The ultimate guide to getting a repair, replacement or refund for your broken appliance

October 24, 2022October 17, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

Kristin Sorensen wanted a repair, replacement or refund for her broken GE appliances. She’d bought an oven, refrigerator, and dishwasher at Home Depot. And then everything fell apart.

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Cell phone customer service: How to get virtually any problem fixed now

November 11, 2022October 10, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

If you have cell phone customer service problem, here’s a complete guide that will help you get it fixed.

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The ultimate passenger guide to Lyft, Uber and ridesharing

November 11, 2022September 26, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

It’s no exaggeration that Uber, Lyft and other ridesharing companies have completely rewritten the rules of ground transportation. But what exactly are those rules?

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The ultimate guide to booking a tour

November 11, 2022September 12, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

Booking a tour is supposed to make your trip easier. It would have definitely helped Howard Leight avoid the panicked moment when he thought he would miss his flight from London to Philadelphia.

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The ultimate guide to taking a cruise.

The ultimate guide to taking a cruise now

January 19, 2023August 15, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

When it comes to cruising, everything has changed. Ross Copas should know. He and his wife, Jean, were on a Holland America cruise in 2020 when COVID-19 shut everything down.

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Airline flight credits

The complete guide to using your airline flight credit now

January 16, 2023August 1, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

After canceling her much-anticipated beach vacation to Kauai, Melissa Smithers thought she had $2,034 in American Airlines flight credits. But she thought wrong.

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How to win any credit card dispute

The complete guide to chargebacks and winning a credit card dispute

October 6, 2022July 25, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

Filing a credit card chargeback was the last thing on Amanda Dunlop’s mind when she booked a vacation rental on Airbnb. Nor could she imagine the trouble her credit card dispute would cause.

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Contact the CEO with your customer complaint

Got a customer complaint? Here’s how to contact the CEO directly

October 6, 2022July 18, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

Corporate executives like to hide from their customers. Here’s how to contact the CEO or any company manager with your customer complaint.

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